I remember that wonderful time in my life when my daughter was into Shaun the Sheep. It was brief, but it allowed me to not feel my brain being sucked into the television like some of the other shows she’s … Read More...
Free pattern: Baby hat in three styles
Ruby fromZaaberry shares a free pattern on her blog for making a baby hat out of knit fabric. The pattern is for a bitty baby, age 0-3 months. She includes three styles – a plain rounded hat, a knotted … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Long shorts from skinny jeans
Skinny jeans in bright colors seem to everywhere this season. Dana from MADE grabbed some up, and then cut them into knee-length shorts. She a tutorial on her blog showing how you can do it. Go to her tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Lace edged scarf
Jen from Sea lo que sea shows how to make a jersey and lace scarf. The scarf is a length of soft jersey knit with wide lace borders sewn to each end. The look is inspired by a $1,100 designer … Read More...
Freebie: Back to School Printable Notes
These sweet little back to school notes are perfect to slip into a backpack or lunch box! Download them here for free from Persnickety Prints.
-Heather
Looking for Back To School papers, stamps, and embellishments? Check out these Back to … Read More...
Back to School Bake-Off for a Year’s Supply of Decorating Goodies
Yes! (I exclaim excitedly.) It’s back to school time. To celebrate, I hopped on board fast as can be to join in the Back to School Bake-Off from Sprinkles and Grins and Best Friends for Frosting. I got a … Read More...
Gift Ideas for Dads and a Giveaway
Father’s Day in Australia is fast approaching, and this-round up on My Poppet showcases several paper based and crafty gift ideas for Dads. You can also enter to win a $50 coupon from BLANK, where many of the paper … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Spaghetti Ice
Mouse and Cheese Breakfast
Look, the pancake mouse even has a pancake tail! If your kids can handle the creepy critter (fine, mice are cute, especially pancake versions), make pancake and eggs “mouse and cheese” breakfast HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons… Read More...
Neon Spray Paint Shirts – iLoveToCreate Blog
If you didn’t know, neon is a huge trend this summer, on everything from shoes to shirts to purses. And of course, no better way to get the look for yourself than to DIY it. Like in this super easy … Read More...
Back to School Challenge
Up for a craft challenge? You could win some goodies too! Crafts Unleashed is hosting a Back To School Crafter’s Challenge and you can certainly get in on the fun. There will be a grand prize winner and two runners … Read More...
Tutorial: 15-minute fabric belt
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how easy it is to make your own fabric belt. She says it took her just 5 steps and 15 minutes to make one. This would be a great project for someone … Read More...
Idea file: Gold leaf wristlet purse
Sonya Nimri, author of Beadalicious, posts on her blog show how she made this fabulous gold leaf bag. The design was inspired by a bag from Anthropologie. The striped fabric is actually a refashioned bag her mother brought … Read More...
Free(ish) Pattern: Mardi Cardighan
This is, apparently, the week of adorable cardigans (wish someone had told me!), because I found another one for you. The Mardi Cardi from Pickles is a really cute basic raglan cardigan with a few twists.
It’s worked from the … Read More...
Free Pattern: DROPS Dress with Lace
As if I needed more adorable ideas for stuff to knit for the girl, along comes this super-cute and easy project from DROPS.
Officially called SmåDROPS 23-1 (though they’re looking for better ideas, naturally!), this dress has a garter stitch … Read More...
Learn Tatting
To promote its line of tatting threads, DMC Threads has devoted a segment of its site to tatting with lots of info for beginners. If you’ve thought about learning to tat, here are the resources you need! See the related … Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern: Serendipitous Ewe Triforce Socks
If you’re looking for a sock pattern to get your fall started on the right foot (sorry), check out this free pattern from Sandra Singh.
The Serendipitous Ewe Triforce Socks by Angela McNamara are mostly stockinette but feature a two-color … Read More...
How to make recycled t-shirt slippers
Over at Agy’s blog Green Issues there is an awesome tutorial on how to make recycled t-shirt woven slippers. I bet this technique could be used for all sorts of projects!
Looking for more ways to refashion t-shirts? check … Read More...
Idea file: Add a pen sleeve to a drawstring pouch
Here’s a quick way to turn a simple drawstring pouch into a cute notepad holder. Just add a pen sleeve to the side.
I used a 5 x 7 muslin bag from State Line Bag Company for the one I … Read More...
Tutorial: Color Blocked Twirly Jumper for little girls
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how to make her Color Blocked Twirly Jumper. The skirt is pieced from curved panels to give it extra swish. It’s made from two colors of knit fabric. She was able to get all … Read More...